resonating valence bond theory

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Resonating valence bond theory is a quantum mechanical model of electron pairing and spin correlations in strongly correlated materials, proposed to explain phenomena such as high-temperature superconductivity.

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instanceOf physical theory ⓘ
quantum mechanical model ⓘ
theory in condensed matter physics ⓘ
theory of strongly correlated electrons ⓘ
addresses limitations of band theory in strongly correlated systems ⓘ
magnetic properties of low-dimensional quantum antiferromagnets ⓘ
aimsToExplain high-temperature superconductivity ⓘ
unconventional superconductivity ⓘ
appliesTo Mott insulators ⓘ
linked to: Mott insulator

cuprate superconductors ⓘ
associatedWith spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a lattice ⓘ
two-dimensional square lattice systems ⓘ
basedOn valence bond theory ⓘ
contrastsWith BCS theory of superconductivity ⓘ
describes electron pairing ⓘ
quantum spin liquids ⓘ
spin correlations ⓘ
developedFor strongly correlated materials ⓘ
field condensed matter physics ⓘ
quantum many-body physics ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
focusesOn Mott insulating parent compounds of cuprates ⓘ
hasAlternativeName RVB theory ⓘ
hasKeyConcept resonating spin singlet bonds ⓘ
short-range valence bond coverings ⓘ
historicalInfluence development of high-Tc superconductivity theories ⓘ
influencedBy Pauling's valence bond theory in chemistry ⓘ
inspired RVB-based models of cuprate superconductors ⓘ
theory of quantum spin liquids ⓘ
involves spin-charge separation ⓘ
strong electron-electron interactions ⓘ
superposition of valence bond coverings ⓘ
mathematicalFramework quantum many-body wavefunctions ⓘ
valence bond basis states ⓘ
predicts emergent gauge fields ⓘ
fractionalized excitations ⓘ
spin liquid ground states ⓘ
spinon excitations ⓘ
proposedBy Philip W. Anderson ⓘ
linked to: Philip Anderson
proposedInYear 1973 ⓘ
relatedTo Hubbard model ⓘ
quantum dimer models ⓘ
t-J model ⓘ
status controversial but influential in high-Tc research ⓘ
usesConcept resonance between different valence bond configurations ⓘ
short-range antiferromagnetic correlations ⓘ
spin singlet pairs ⓘ

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